Károly Szittya

{{short description|Hungarian water polo player}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1918|6|18}}

| birth_place = Budapest, Austria-Hungary

| death_date = {{death date and age|1983|8|9|1918|6|18}}

| death_place = Szeged, Hungary

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{{MedalCountry | {{flag|Hungary|1946}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1952 Helsinki | Team competition}}

{{MedalSilver| 1948 London | Team competition}}

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Károly Szittya (18 June 1918 – 9 August 1983) was a Hungarian swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He played in Újpesti Dózsa 1930–1947, and Ferencvárosi TC 1948–1954. He was born in Budapest and died in Szeged.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sz/karoly-szittya-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101934/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sz/karoly-szittya-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Károly Szittya Olympic Results |accessdate=23 November 2019}}

Szittya was part of the Hungarian team which won the silver medal in the 1948 tournament. He played six matches and scored six goals. Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches and scored five goals.

After his active sport career he was a water polo coach in Hungary and Cuba. In 1969 he became a member of the Hungarian Olympic Committee and received a Master Coach Award.